ice, the major ice sheets, the continental ice sheets like the greenland ice sheet and the antarctic ice sheet. in both respects, both in terms of the shrinking amount of sea ice, for example, in the arctic at the end of a summer. the kind of trajectory that we're on leads to the conclusion that within a matter of a couple of decades, we may see ice free conditions in the arctic at the end of the summer. this is something that the climate models predict shouldn't happen for another 60 years, 'til the end of the 21st century, and indeed nature seems to be on a course that's faster, that's more dramatic than what the climate models predict. we are already observing and measuring a decrease in the amount of ice in the greenland ice sheet and the west antarctic ice sheet. now, the climate models have predicted that we shouldn't see that for many decades to come, and the key distinction here is if it's a land ice sheet, a land-based ice sheet, then when it melts, it actually contributes to global sea level rise. that's not the case for sea ice, but it is the case for the continental ice s

the nordics leaky is above the water line but still leaving it in ice might be dangerous the ice breaker receives a new water to leap the stricken vessel into clear water. nordic stand by to morrow. daily by. the seamen who sailed east know the most latitude to happy knowing that if they're ever in trouble in the arctic sea ice breakers are there to help. when he's hard to get through the ice break a sail has come to get you off the trouble. list it's about. listen to the soloist . mighty good luck or a run. down. you beat your own money for the number three just get got to be nice there's. no. money up ownership. marketed done. a lot of. the nordic has safely be discarded through the ice. no she's able to make her own way to a safe harbor. you know go big which is good there's nothing in ventris about cell work it's mostly rich seeing them. but this can we do the same things and almost never come ashore. which is a pity because it would feel great so walk on the ground again. want to go digging their way to mobile bay after spending all this time and see them. at the center of the north

at dulles, they will be de-icing planes. the had 1300s of an inch of ice. it is still below freezing at dulles and a little bit colder there. i think you will have problems flying out of that airport. after the noon hour, we will see improvements. it depends on where you're going. what we arebout dealing with this morning. the biggest issue is the freezing rain. they comes down and ice is on contact. it collects on the roadways and power lines. it is extremely hazardous. i want you to treat it as ice. even in washington, d.c. maryland, this is until 6:00 in the morning. a lot of these areas have dried up already. as to the closer metro areas, that is until 8:00 and i would not be shocked if he gets dropped a little early. it is hazardous right now. -- if this gets dropped a little early. it is hazardous right now. at 10:00 this morning, everybody north and west of there. this is the biggest danger zone that we are dealing with today. ed is where the freezing rain is coming down and the ice has been accumulated. the temperature here. -- that is where the fre

it is probably ice.atch out for patchy ice this morning, especially north and west of the metro area where they got the snow in the she shenandoah valley. northern virginia and prince george's county as well as into montgomery county and the district, near 30 degrees as well as near the bay. later today we aught to be near 40 degrees for highs in the metro area. farther north and west above freezing in the 30s. south and east should be in the low 40s by mid-afternoon with increasing clouds coming in from the west. that's ahead of our next storm system. a winter storm warning. all these counties highlighted in color including howard, montgomery, loudoun, northern faulkier, frederick and lawrence counties. that's for icing tonight. we have a good chance for icing in all the counties. a quarter inch to a half inch of icing causing some dangerous travel on untreated surfaces. some of the ice can accumulate on tree and power lines. and wednesday morning we could have delays and scattered power outages. and he

there may be no ice in sight now. captain show me the charts and up to the north of the seven the northern land is so much ice that if the wind which changed. but there's a very big difference. this looks like a fairly simple ship really she's not symbol of all. the time here is a quick with a reacts and a very complex security system. only a handful of people have access to this room and even they have to wear special clothing and footwear. it's the nuclear reactor that provides the ship with its enormous power thanks to this power plant but the vessel has no need to pull into port for refueling. the nuclear fuel is only replenished once every five years. to the calls of what starting up the ice breaker which includes checking the reactor system takes about a week it's a lot more tricky than starting a car about it still it was letting us know and you can't shut it down that easily either each and every system needs to be started separately of course. on the inside the ship is massive easily equal to a large seven st

the heavy pack ice would crush it a shaped hole which squeezes the ice crushing it beneath the vessels weight the propellers are designed for speed but when the need arises the time you can reach the quite respectable speed of nineteen. she makes an impressive sight of c. as the time to move quickly to lend assistance. a russian military fleet is heading along the northern sea route there approaching a tough area and several ice breakers will be needed to clear a path for the fast flotilla. there may be no ice in sight now the captain showed me the charts and up to the north of the seven the northern land is so much ice that if the wind what's changed. with. the crew. but there's a very big difference. this looks like a fairly simple ship really she's not symbol and all. the time here is a quick with a reactor and a very complex security system. only a handful of people have access to this room and even they have to wear special clothing and footwear. it's the nuclear reactor that provides the ship with its enormous power thanks to this power plant but the vessel has no need to pull in

the fleet is waiting for them on the ice border. for. fear of her we followed you with your daughter without your critical to the speed of. the northernmost town of russia across the straits lies america and the other hemisphere. the crew has just two hours to wall cone so midland as evening descends on the ten it's still early morning able to find the time difference because the ship remains on hope post time to morrow she'll sailed west where yet another fleet awaits safe passage through the ice. i marinate join me on. impartial and financial reporting commentary contribute and much much. only on bombast and. is obviously more for the latest because it's pink. women wanted to avoid rate they really needed to buy guns environ how to use them. this is the one that i want to go with them once again it's the field for women definitely a target of the gun lobby and you don't kill them when you're killing money but if somebody would you would piss with her. i've noticed that more and more is this really scary marketing tactics which implies

that icing tonight. the timing on that, it does look like we'll see rain initially moving in to the grain area. then the icing moves in overnight and is in place by dawn tomorrow north and west of the metro area. and i'm back in ten minutes. we'll take a look at a possible winter storm for the weekend. danella, how the traffic? >>> we are starting with the rails as they are open and running on schedule. over to the roadways, still quiet around the beltway. a closer look right now at i-66 where we'll head out. if you are waking up in haymarket, good morning to you. inbound, nice and clear. a live look making your way past 234. east and westbound, no accidents to report. 66 outside the beltway, clear as well. this is making your way past the beltway parkway heading to the gw parkway. no accidents or incidents. i'm mac in ten minutes as we head up to i-270. >>> news4's molette green is at the live desk with breaking news. >> just getting word about a smash-and-grab robbery this morning. montgomery county po

thecan see the ice on trees. it almost looks like a holiday treat. >> this is the scene that many people woke up to today. it is not just our area but all across the northeast. it is causing air to -- airport delays. >> we go live to robert -- to reagan national airport. mes. has been a southwest airlines jet slid off the runway in kansas city and two delta airlines jets became stuck in the snow in detroit. this is just a backdrop to how this latest winter storm has cancellations and delays mounting right here in the city what is normally black-and-white that is now red all over? the list of delays and cancellations at reagan national airport. >> we just got our flight canceled. >> my flight was canceled. >> another winter storm is grounded more than 1900 flight station wide and passengers are now weather weary. >> i am sick of it, that's why i'm going to florida. >> the storm that extends from denver to dulles left effect coating of ice in loudoun county. flights are expected to be canceled up until 9 p.m. >> i

the fleet awaits safe passage through the ice. this is obviously more for the ladies because it's pink. women wanted to avoid rape they really needed to buy guns environ how to use them. this is the one that i want to go with them once again it's the fear factor for women definitely the target of the gun lobby and you don't kill them when you're killing money but if somebody would you would just prefer. i know to say more and more if that's really scary marketing tactics which implies that women have some sort of moral obligation to tell guns to protect their family and young girls shoot out here too so we do have a pink or. more kids young kids choke on food than are killed by firearms if being armed made us safer in america we should be the safest nation on earth were clearly not the safest. surveyor. soon boys still remember. how to do that well as of the royal high texan said let's stop this storm we might be more my people will die. i'll be likely to see any sort of counter revolution aimed at preserving traditional maybe eve

that there's not so much ice now. there's never gave in to be done in the town there's a lot of work for us and. it will take twenty two days to reach. forty days making the. crew and fuel costs. of using the north sea with. technologies advancing the climate is changing. role materials are becoming more expensive but. very differently. everything. with domestic problems life is very different here my wife and i were. life i've only spent fourteen at home i missed those years i spent at sea i didn't play a part in bringing out my children one time i came home and they were small and next they were grown ups when i worked in the far east i used to bring back clothes and things boots for example for my eldest daughter and when i got home it turned out they were already too small so next time i brought bigger ones but by the time i got home they were too small as well. and i've had enough of the sea in the arctic . but it's better than most spent thirty five years here just like you're going to . see this i first saw my

this ice breaker was purpose built for the arctic. to. crush it a shape which squeezes the ice crushing it beneath the vessels weight the propellers are designed for speed. the time can reach the quite respectable speed of nineteen. she makes an impressive sight of sea. quickly to lend assistance. a russian military fleet is heading along the northern sea route there approaching a tough area and several ice breakers will be needed to clear a path for the fast flotilla. in sight now the captain showed me the charts and up to the north of. the northern land is so much ice that if the wind which it would quickly drift towards us with blocking the way. on the surface life on this ship may seem like any other as you'd expect the crew works establish shifts for hours with no rest days each crew member works his designated station. keeping the ship systems of peak performance but there's one very big difference. this looks like a fairly simple ship really she's not symbol and all. the time here is a quick with a reactor and a very complex securi

this is for icing tonight.here's a possibility we could get a half inch to as much as a quarter to half inch of icing on the elevated surfaces. that's rain that falls, freezes on tree limbs and power lines. and that's going to be causing problems, especially in the untreated surfaces like sidewalks or pavement that has been icy and delays will be likely tomorrow. much of the region is in the 20s to near 30 degrees. and hour by hour through the day today, we'll have our temperatures getting above freezing by mid morning. by noontime, partly sunny, the upper 30s. that's hovering near 40 degrees during the afternoon. then tonight is when the icing will begin to really pile up. and chuck bell is in the storm team 4 weather deck to look at the areas most under that risk. >> reporter: thank you very much. slippery puddles out here on the sidewalks first thing this morning. watch out for that. tonight into tomorrow morning could be a much larger problem. in and around the metro area, a freezing rain threat for sure bu

>> ice says it is using discretion to target criminals. but deportation initiatives like the cari program that we found in new orleans, show that families are still being separated. >> at first it's like a big grey building, and then there's a lot of barbed wire everywhere. >> in a privately run detention center in eloy, arizona, we caught a glimpse of what can happen when families are pulled apart. >> it looks scary from the outside but when you walk in it doesn't look too scary anymore. >> juan de leon was nine when his mother died. he left guatemala to live with his sister, a legal resident in the us. he was ineligible for obama's dreamer deferral program because he was caught shoplifting as a teen. fast forward 9 years. juan says that after a disagreement with his boss, his boss called the sheriff. he was arrested for using a fake id to be able to work. that act, a felony, brought him to the attention of ice. >> why did you have someone else's id? >> so i could provide for my girls. >> you have to have an id to work. >> yeah, you have

. >>> ice castles. tonight, our team makes a breathtaking journey across the american great lakes, almost completely frozen solid now, and revealing something spectacular. >>> and on the edge of history, americans who have been skating together all their lives. tonight, their moment arrives. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams, reporting tonight from the olympic winter games in sochi, russia. >>> well, good evening. and as much as we hesitate to say it, given the relentless winter of 2014 for so many people across america, the weather here, as we get off to a dank start this monday morning, continues to make news in these winter olympic games. more on that in just a moment. on the upside from the competition, one result we can talk about, because it was news in the states since before people woke up today, bode miller, already the most decorated alpine olympic skier in u.s. history, has now set another record as the oldest medalist. and u.s. hockey bac

one half inch of ice in manchester. that is a mass of ice accumulation. a quarter inch in hagerstown. that is the story. with clearing skies, we will go into the 20's tonight. drivef the street should -- dry before a hard freeze. the weather is changing after the storm is out. there is some lag time. it is still 43 in martinsburg. 46 here. it will be a process for the next 28 hours. hours. 8 take those wins with higher gusts. you will see what i'm talking about. let's move forward and talk about the overnight. we will drop to the 20's and it will be blustery. temperatures in the 20's-30's. cold air across the mid-atlantic. colder temperatures now. only 3 above in minneapolis. whenever we had ties last week. 30'sre only in the mid- right now. -- the high-pressure system is surging in here. we will have some clouds move in. on sunday, there may be a few snowflakes. partly cloudy and blustery. lower-30's midday. there will be a breeze and cool temperatures. the average highs in the mid-30's. now the weekend. there was all this stuff on social media. people s

. >>> happening now the "newsroom" on ice. >> there's no way you can deal with ice. >> it's the ice. it's the ice. >> a fast-moving paralyzing storm forecasters calling it catastrophic. >> we're not kidding. we're not just crying wolf. >> in what could be the worst ice storm to hit the south in ten years, power outages that could last for a week. >> this is going to be a challenge for all of us. >> also, avalanche danger. amazing video, a snow mobiler swept away and carried 100 feet. >> it felt like i was flying through taxpayer. >> avalanches in colorado, oregon and utah. emergency situation and a dire warning to skiers this morning. >>> plus another chemical spill in west virginia. >> i can smell an odor. >> kraex turnicreeks turning bl. people there fed up. >> i don't believe half of what they say. >>> glamour, glitz and the white house state dinner. steven colbert, bradley cooper, mary j., you're live in the cnn "newsroom". >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. for millions of americans, especially in the south, a brutal mix of ice and snow sweep

ice-covered roads, ice-encrusted branches. street signs and traffic signals bedazzled with icicles, a slick, slippery, slide-y trip to anywhere. >> we're due for it. the last couple of years have been easy, and we're spoiled. >> reporter: plow drivers treating the roads, clearing the ice for hours unend. tired? hungry? over it? >> yeah, all of it. >> reporter: the ice easily snapping tree branches, one falling as we were live on air. be really careful -- whoa. oh. another one. >> the pine tree just fell from across the street on top of the cars. >> reporter: we can hear them coming down -- >> it's been like that since 4:00. we can hear it. >> reporter: branches everywhere blocking roads, bringing down power lines. >> as i came out, a tree branch fell. >> reporter: houses dark for blocks. traffic lights unlit, even at this sheetz off 15. no power. crews are starting the cleanup early. >> i woke up to some explosions, loud noises, and i thought it was the trash truck at first. >> reporter: not a trash truck, though. a transforme

with 88% of the great lakes now covered by ice, it's the first time in five years the ice has been thicknough to walk to the caves. >> over the last 30 years, there's been a huge decrease in ice cover and the length of the ice season on lake superior. this is a rare phenomenon and it's going to get rarer. >> the last time and maybe there were 20 people the day we came. this cave, we felt like we owned it. >> reporter: this time drawn by photos gone viral on the web, people are coming to the national park in record numbers, exploring on hands and knees, pulling children on sleds, even with dogs. the crowds are an unexpected boost for local businesses. >> it's over the top, unbelievable. nothing we've ever seen before. >> reporter: ice that put smiles on people's faces for a change with a dazzling display of nature's beauty. john yang, nbc news, national lake shore, wisconsin. >> you just don't want to be under those things when it starts to warm up. we'll take a break. we're back in a moment with the final clues tonight about who might be the favorite for hollywood's top prize. when jake

downtown atlanta: ice headquarters. not one more coalition has successfully blockaded the facility and for this short time at least they've managed to do what president obama won't. stop the deportations. this decision is not going ogo away. the reality is you have people in the shadows with no rights, exploited, with families being divided and no pathway to get out of this situation. what should be clearly understood is that anyone who knowingly and willingly enters the united states illegally, should not expect amnesty. that to me is a clear, bright line. >> how does it make sense to continue deporting people today who tomorrow could actually be eligible for a legalization program? >> get a lawyer! >> to think that the state could actively separate families, actively take away the parents of u.s. citizen children, i 30 we're going olook back on this time and probably be disgusted. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. new allegations in the george washington bri

that is despite a quarter inch of ice. wayemperatures headed our will not do much to melt away the ice. doug hill joins us now. we have a look at the forecast. tonight aboutned frederick county, washington county, areas with heavy ice. the cold front will come through and power disruptions may occur. the ice coated trees and the heavy winds. we will get a view of the half-hour. it was a nice quick trend. we can show you the ice totals. 5/10 of an inch. lighter amounts as you get closer to the city. that is going to disturb temperatures. 33 and big meadows. bunker hill road 39. 36 mile per hour wynton monger help. areasre headed into these in maryland. as you wake up to temperatures in the 20's, chances of no on the weekend, we have that included in the forecast. storm that coated ice area is nice --in stretched across a wide area. we will have a live for are coming up from boston. voiced hisfamily frustrations against the 80 fire station where they ran for help. is the same fire station where family members of cecil mills

ice storms predicted in the south. snow in the northeast and after a long drought, major relief in the west. mark strassmann, dean reynolds and john blackstone are on the story. video is revealed of u.s. commandos capturing a top terror suspect. david martin that has pictures. will a near-certain draft pick for the n.f.l. become thrst to test the tolerance of pro sports? >> i'm a college graduate, i'm african american, and i'm gay. >> pelley: james brown of the n.f.l. today on michael sam. and a trip to wonderland. jamie yuccas takes where the sight of ice is a pleasure. >> i won't forget this. it's too special. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. today, water managers in california were taking a look at the historic drought trying to figure out how much relief the state got from a weekend storm. a weather phenomenon known as the pineapple express brought moisture from hawaii. in some places, more moisture than they can hand

ice could bring flooding.still coming down heavy at times. it has changed to rain in delaware and south jersey. it will continue to clear out by about 2:00 or 3:00 across new england it will be done. here is the snow, heaviest snow today across new england, that mix continuing a quarter to a half inch of ice, when you see numbers like that, you start seeing trim limbsment coming down and power outages. it's a still below freezing in this area, getting snow and rain which is freezing before it hits or when it hits. chicago is at 24, but below zero in denver and billings. at zero in minneapolis. here is this winter storm warning mainly for the snow plus the ice. green area is a flood advisory. you get the ice blocking up the drains and flooding on top of that. the storm will clear out, waiting for a little more rain in california, could see just a little bit of rain with this next storm, but overall the pattern is changing, and we need the pattern to change across the northeast. upper low, and surface low develo

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an ice jam flooded a creek. ice jams happen in various parts of the country every year. there are documented incidents in 43 states. they occur most frequently in montana, new york, minnesota and pennsylvania and can be deadly. the government reports at least seven people have died over the years during floods related to ice jams. aljazeera. >> it is a safe bet that nothing is going to thaw this weekend. it is going to get cold out there. >> bitterly cold. the wind continues to jet in out of the north reinforcing cold air in place. temperatures have been well below where they should be this time of the year. now, there is a major winter storm pushing in out of california. you can see the low pressure circulation and another form on its heels bringing heavy rain and snow to california. they need the rain and snow and will get beneficial rain and snow over the next several days. you can see across the sierra, we're going to have up to 24 inches of snow hi saturday morning. heavy rain pushing into southern california, right around los angeles, as well, mudslides going to be

he's one of 25 nhl players representing team usa in ice hockey. usa arrived yesterday and got in ice hockey time on the rink. they also have to face off against slovakia thursday and face the russians on saturday. here's a look at the medal count after monday's event. canada, netherlands and norway, 7 medals apiece. united states has 5, including 2 golds. anne-marie. >> alphonso, i'm seeing a lot of snow and ice out there. but i'm also looking at how you're dressed. we're more bundled under here in new york than you are in sochi. it's pretty warm there? >> reporter: now, early days, a bit chilly here. more recently, once the games got started, sochi is definitely living up to its reputation as a subtropical defendant nation. temperatures are expected to hover in the 50s and 60s this week. and you know, anne-marie, that is causing some problems on the slopes. organizers canceled the last training session because of poor weather conditions. and competitors of the halfpipe including shaun white, have complained about the quality of the snow. and to b

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treacherous snow, sleet and ice expected to leave problems hadn't.arts of europe are experiencing severe flooding, waters rising in just minutes. >>> and fishing forgiveness. dozens of tribal fishermen arrested. and decades later, the charges could be dropped. >> welcome back to aljazeera. i'm john seigenthaler in new york, and we have a lot of ground to cover. including quick rising floodwaters in the uk. things could get worse than they get better. but mafia ring, dozens of suspected members arrested in the u.s. and italy, and tribal members arrested for illegal fishing decades ago could soon have their convictions dropped. but first, michelle is here. >> hollywood and washington are dining together right now at the white house at a state dinner in honor of the president of france. 300 guests are attending, including julia louis dreyfus, and bradley cooper and season cobair. it is a rare state dinner. president obama has only held a handful since he became president. >>> legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling for one more year sailed throug

it's not the ice age people, it's an ice storm, hashtag snow apocalypse.his is in another storm where there is still peanut butter but the bread is history. and the same scenario if you go to the walmart in atlanta, walmart shelves are empty from the apocalypse writes this person. and take a look at this one. this is happening in other states like in north carolina, did someone say snow? the meat section of the grocery store is empty. and here you also have people going to the hardware stores trying to get batteries and flash lights, that type of thing. and take a look at the pictures coming in. team mike, he is with the air force. he wrote, second snow day of the year in north carolina. they canceled absolutely everything, and everything on base and in town is closed. people are telling the authorities are saying please stay off the roads. robbie from the emergency operations center in georgia sent out this picture earlier today. this is north of atlanta, and here you've got south carolina, the department of public safety saying stay off the road, especia

russia's arctic ice breakers. lud. live. live live. live . totally nonsense because it is a market economy and its total budget of the european union but we are talking about more than one percent of the cheating. the total budget is about the size of the bunch of finland and if this is called a socialist concept then look at the size off welfare states on the national level this is totally ridiculous what's ridiculous about it that you. are so ridiculous about the e.u. marching in more or less to greece and to cyprus to study tiddly socialist communist i would say to talk about reading people's private bank accounts to support the european union and this is what they're talking about people are falling over themselves democrats are falling over themselves to get into great britain because they know the rest of europe. we will. see. about. almost entirely. to the. committees who will tell the i.o.c. it will be all. little . gold on ice russian athletes skate away from their rivals in soft cheek grabbing first place in the team figure skating

that's black ice, slow down. we have temperatures tonight, 25 in bethesda. 24 in fairfax. 24 in rockville. 25 in college park. 24 in bowie and 27 for a low down into waldorf. so, 20s to start. these are city temperatures. 32 by 11:00 and 34 by 1:00 p.m. okay, next three days, quiet tomorrow, cold, quiet on friday, cold. we have snow showers possible on saturday. temperatures in the upper 30s. the next seven days, got some snow showers or flurries on sunday. we'll see if the clipper can kind of rejuvenate itself. temperatures in the upper 30s and cold on monday and tuesday. we could see more significant storm on wednesday with temperatures back in the mid 30s. so a cold stretch, not arctic, but cold. >> you weren't kidding about the slippery sidewalks. >> she was ice skating. >> dangerous, people fall and break their hips, it's bad. not to mention your noggin. all right. in tonight's health alert, more children are dying this season from the flu and that includes one child from northern virginia. it's a grim remin

so it may start as snow, but the ice is the biggest factor. down to the south, this is i-95, and anne arundel kocounty, and

take a look, that's solid ice there.o get to the sidewalk, you're going to have to traverse this icy pond right here that's sort of sprung up in the gutter. be careful. that's the main thing if you're walking or driving. we're live in inmontgomery county, news4. >> thank you. >>> we're also keeping an eye on roads and sidewalks in d.c. megan mcgrath live near the eastern market metro station in capitol hill. megan, how are things looking there? >> reporter: it's very icy. on d street, you see all the slush on the road. we also have a lot of water on. somef -- in some areas, the water actually has a layer of ice on top. the slush, chunky, slippery, very slick. treacherous conditions on side roads here in d.c. we also are having issues with sidewalks. this is a sidewalk, not that you can see it, frozen solid. because the sidewalks in many areas are in such bad shape, folks have chosen ton use them and are walking down the middle of the street. we've encountered a number of people doing that. volume is light, so it's not a

out on the ice.danger. >> i kind of kept thinking, if they get enough speed, they're going to keep going, and they're going to end up in the water. >> which is exactly what happens. >> this one guy went up pretty high and came down. he was coming across the frozen lake extremely fast. and my wife turned the camera back on and that's when you see him going off the ice into the water. >> there's surprised laughter and cheering. then he starts flailing his arms. >> that's seriously not even funny. >> no, it's not. >> it appears the man can't swim. >> he was going under. his head went under three times. and it was just really scary. you guys, they're standing and laughing. somebody get a branch. >> a man rushes over to help. >> oh. >> there's two. >> he crashes through the ice. more people approach. another person falls into the lake. >> i think everybody had the hope that the first guys that came out on the ice were going to reach in and save them. >> okay, you guys. >> the thought did cross my mind to

well it's never crossed to the ice then rich and the crowd pleaser is always the men's ice hockey is the final event at the olympics what are the chances of gold on home ice. well i think if you ask any russian fire nothing ninety five percent server fans would say this is a goal that russia won more than most be ice hockey gold gone since one thousand nine hundred ninety two was the last time. it was a cia spy but they managed to claim a little bit gold so it's been a long droughts but certainly russia have good chance of favorites with the bookmakers and have a very high powered attack with the likes of you getting malkin under of age can watch incidentally flew in today the n.h.l. stars finishing up in the north america so coming over to the lympics shell stars arrived just a couple of days ago but certainly russia have a very very high powered all feigns birdhouse main worry is even defend some at something the legendary goaltender of. free time olympic champion also agreed with . you would venture that in this task for the coaching staff right now is getting the line sorted out

among the big concerns of course, ice on roads, power lines, ice any where. another big headache, air travel. the storm scrapping more than 2,700 flights so far. meteorologist indra petersons is tracking the storm for us of course. let's begin with carol costello joining us from atlanta. feeling a little bit of deja vu this morning or oh, it has -- >> reporter: oh, it has begun. when you couple these words with an apock lip ik traffic jam, people take notice. more than 50 salt trucks overnight, the city preparing for a catastrophic winter storm. freezing rain causing what may be the worst ice storm in a decade forcing georgia and virginia into states of emergency. >> there is no doubt that this is one of mother nature's worst kinds of storms that can be inflicted on the south. >> reporter: up to an inch of ice could make travel treasurer rous in some areas. the national guard on the move preparing to rescue anyone sliding on the road. >> we're going to go out and make sure all our citizens are okay. >> reporter: sleet, ice, and snow cancelling thousands of fl

sealed shut by ice. are you having fun? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: how long is it going to take you to clear your entire car? >> probably another 10, 15 minutes. >> reporter: not what you want to do after working a long overnight shift? >> no, not at all. but it's mother nature. >> reporter: things are slowly starting to thaw out but not fast enough for schools to open. today is a nice day. in frederick, kristin fisher, wusa9. >> when the ice hits, the power crews hit the road. bge is working to restore power to 93,000 customers. potomac edison has nearly 9,000 out. most of them are in howard county. dominion power has under 600 outages. smeco is reporting 500 customers without power and pepco says they have about 170 outages. >>> other news, a scathing united nations committee report released today accuses the vatican of protecting pedophile priests. alexis christoforous has the story from new york. >> reporter: a united nations watchdog committee for children's rights demanded that the vatican imm

how do you carry a fragile flower across a river of ice?laiborne says, with creativity. >> reporter: on this day, it's one of the most important jobs in america. >> get 'em out there. >> reporter: delivering those valentine's flowers. but today was trouble, with traffic snarled and businesses closed, this north carolina florist even ground to a halt. this 24-hour period, the super bowl for florists, when many do 10 times to 20 times their normal business, last year, 233 million roses were grown just for valentine's day. >> we might be delivering a little late, but, you know, we do what we need to do. >> reporter: we joined her deliveryman javier diaz, as he set out on foot through slush and snow, determined to deliver this bouquet. while in georgia, the weather so bad, one sheriff actually canceled valentine's day in his county, citing safety concerns. >> i would hope that all the people who are usually on the receiving end would be understanding and would cut us guys some slack. >> reporter: it's all triggered something of a valentine's da